Everyone in the shell deserves at least your respect. You don't need to be friends or even like all other members. Regardless, you must remember that not liking another member is your own issue and needs to be kept outside of the LS. If you request it, we can try to put you in different parties or alliances than people you don't like. Nevertheless, we ask that you be polite and professional when you get put together.

Remember that no one in the LS is your employee. When you ask for something use please. When someone does something for you say thank you. Do not make demands of others nor make threats to others in the LS. If you need to remind or correct someone of something use the /tell function. Do not use /linkshell, /party, /say or /shout to correct others.

Bring proper medications, food and equipment for an endgame event. Use appropriate subjobs and be sure to be able to fill your responsibilities to the best of your capacity. Review all and any guides posted in the strategy section that pertain to you. Failing to do this is a tremendous disrespect to your fellow shell members.

Read through any strategy posts, be sure to listen to linkshell chat during runs and please hold camps and maintain distance from the other alliances when asked to. Keep LS chat clear as much as possible.

Do not make jokes at other's expense. We want you to chat and joke and have fun, but be careful of what you say and be considerate. Put yourself in other's place and measure how your comments will come off.

If you have questions make sure they are questions. We do not tolerate threats or whining. "If you don't fix this now I'll leave" or anything of the sort will get you a warning. Do not spend runs sending tells to officers about thing you don't like or about what they should do or not do. If you have concerns or suggestions use the forums.

Officers are not your employees, do not treat them as such. They also deserve to have fun during runs and in-game. If you have questions, complaints, or any other issue that will take more than three words to answer use the site messaging system or the forums. If you must use /tell, please first make sure the officer is not at an event. If the matter is time sensitive, please give officers enough time to reasonably be able to fulfill your request. Asking for points to be adjusted at the start of a run or a complaint to be taken care of during a run is not acceptable. Only send use /tell during runs if it is an emergency.

We are tolerant of a joke here and there and also of word slipping out at a bad moment, but don't make it a habit. This shows not only respect for others but it helps us keep drama out of the shell and keeps our focus where it needs to be.

It's still a game, be sure you are having fun. If you have ideas of fun stuff to do please post. We will see if we can include the rest of the linkshell in a fun event.

You have 10 macro books and each one of those has space for 10 pairs of macro row sets. Please make sure you have a macro row set that where you have all the macros you use in dynamis without party/linkshell/say/shout spam (unless it's needed like a WHM's buff macro saying to gather for buffs). Make sure you have space for 2 assist macros where you can insert the tank's names each run if you are melee. Make sure you don't have your DoT spells macroed in if you are a sleeper etc. You can have a macro to shout congratulations for when people get drops, etc. Just set aside a place for your dynamis macros or at least change your current use macros to fit dynamis.

Once you enter a dynamis zone post your hourglass into your bazaar for 1 gil. If you are a party leader check that your party has done this and then say in linkshell chat that you have checked your hourglasses. This is a safety measure, if you are dead and we have 3 minutes left in our timer, we will buy you out to make the last few coins and items drop. If you fall asleep or leave on an emergency and are in an unsafe spot we will buy you out and then pull you back in when it is safe. Do not ever buy anyone's hourglass unless asked to do so, it is not funny and wastes the linkshell's time.

Never run ahead of pullers, never wander off and never use the /follow command. If you need to go AFK inform your alliance and ask if it is safe to stand there. Do not go AFK while resting as this may attract hate on pulls and make mobs go in the wrong direction. Do not AFK in the last 10 minutes of the run. If it is absolutely necessary drop your glass and tell an officer.

If you need to go AFK during the last ten minutes of a run please drop your glass. These last few minutes tend to be intense and we need everyone there to lot/pass as soon as possible or we may need to scramble for a win. Being AFK in general and particularly during the last 10 minutes of a run may cost the linkshell the win or loose someone an item. Disciplinary measures will be taken in these situations.

Be sure to use the assist command to know what to attack. Attacking anything else will get you and/or sleepers killed. This will slow down the run and give the impression that you are not paying attention or simply don't care. If you are repeatedly found to be attacking the wrong mob you will be bought out of the run and not let in until you are spoken with and the situation clarified. The assist command is as follows and needs to be macroed: /assist Tankname. Often people add a line with /wait 1 and then /attack <t> to automatically engage the new mob. Ask if you are unsure about how to use this.

Make a row of macros for dynamis if you need to. The excess chatter simply creates lag and distracts people from seeing actual information that is important. This is the number one way to make people not like you at events.

This includes not saying anything when you enter late and waiting to make sure it is okay to talk. Once lots are called only officers can use the linkshell chat. Once the run begins, only officers, pullers, burn leaders, and tanks are allowed to use linkshell chat. Also feel free to use emotes and /say to let others around you know that you need help (particularly mages not in the main mage alliance who need help sleeping or healing).

When someone gets a drop/win/reward please congratulate them through /tell or /shout. Don't abuse LS chat.

Avoid party chat unless it is related to whatever is being discussed in linkshell chat.

If you have any issues take care of them before or after the day of the run. We simply cannot go through and review all your points 15 minutes before starting.

Do not lot to joke. If your status on the point sheet is G (Black), you can secure lots and free lot freely. If your status is C (Green), you can free lot freely, but only secure lots with officer authorization-post that you are lotting when you sign up anyway. If your status is T (Blue), you may only lot free lots when they get past level 50 and everyone is called to lot. If your status is S, A or any Red status, you may not lot. If you are not on the point sheet you may not lot.

As much as you can, try to do your job well and be a good person to play with.

Your opinion as an officer carries more weight. Please do not use party or LS chat to criticize or make fun of members. Do not promote this behavior.

It is appropriate and necessary that you try to be objective. If you do not like a member, that is personal and shouldn't affect your decisions. If a member breaks rules, that is shell business. Try as hard as you can to separate your likes or dislikes of other officers and members out of your judgment.

If an officer breaks rules or is doing something you feel is not appropriate do not attack them in forums or criticize them in LS or party chat. I am in charge of who is an officer and who isn't. If you think that I made the wrong decision or that there is something I should have considered and may have overlooked, please tell me about it before you drag my mistake all over the forums or LS.

Don't let your responsibilities slack because you are tired. If you need a break take a break. If you do not wish to be an officer anymore tell Rathiel. Things change and we all get tired every so often. Don't be embarrassed or shy about asking for help, breaks or withdrawal. None of these affect your status with the LS.

Do not patronize, belittle, or in any way abuse members. Being an officer means that you are trusted above other members, not that you are worth more than them. Trust and respect are two separate things. We may not have the same degree of trust with everyone (that is something you earn), but we do have the same degree of respect for everyone.

Try to treat members in a way that helps them feel comfortable around you. Earn their trust. Help them feel like they can talk to you about their concerns if they need. Always thank them when they do as asked and feel free to send tells with compliments when you think they did well.

If a member confides in you, do not break their trust. Ask them if it is okay to name them when you bring issues up to the officer forum. Do not go around posting about shell problems in other forums. Do not bring up delicate issues with people who do not need to know.

At the same time, be reasonable, there are exceptions. If you are unsure always feel free to ask Kurosawa or Rathiel or contact other officers in their absence. We will honor your decisions, just be sure all officers know and are on the same page. Use forums to announce anything you need all the officers to know.

Officers may not break pearls unless personally asked to do so by Rathiel or Kurosawa. If a member needs to go, post it on the officer forum. We will investigate and post a decision. You will have time to say anything else you think needs to be considered before taking action. If a member is already under probation and they do anything to merit having their glass bought they will have their pearl broken. Please post on the officer forums with as much detail as necessary on these events.

Once the topic is brought up in LS chat everyone feels the need to participate. It causes spam and people loose focus. Also, it simply is not appropriate to make members feel embarrassed in front of everyone. This only makes people more hostile.

Do not reduce yourself to arguing. If a member is causing you undue stress or is someone you do not feel comfortable reprimanding, send Rathiel a tell and have him take care of it.